1941-02-25 — Page 23

NANCY

THERE'S GOING TO BE AN ICE SHOW IN THE BALL PARK TODAY!

YEAH.

I WISH WE HAD ENOUGH. DOUGH TO

SEE IT!

LEAVE IT TO

ME, FOLKS!

LIGH

470

Invasion Ports Feel

Power of The R.A.F.

LONDON, Feb. 24 (Reuter). Further details of Sunday night's attack by the R.A.F, on the docks at Calais and Bou- logne were given in an Air Minstry communique.

This communique slates that!

large fires were started at Bou- TERRORISM

Jogne,

many

bursts being

observed in the deck area.

At Calais, shipping and docks

were set on fire.

One aircraft failed to return

from these operations.

Few Bombs On Britain LONDON, Feb. 24 (Reuter)-

IN

SHANGHAI Nanking Promise

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

to a statement

Tuesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

WELL--- WE'RE ALL SET--~ I MADE SOME HOLES IN THE FENCE ----NOW WE CAN ALL·

SEE THE SHOW!

Fébruary 25, 1941.

By Ernie Bushmiller

-ERNIE DLASH

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H.K. Trams World Records for Cheapness and Frequency

"For the third successive year we are able to say that new high records have been established in respect of traffic receipts, passengers and car-miles,” declared the Hon. Mr J. J. Paterson when he presented the Chairman's speech at the annual general, meeting of the Hongkong Tramways Ltd. held at the Office of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd, at noon to-day. Directors present included the working $510,072, en Increase Hon. Mr M. K. Lo, Hon. Mr T. 1939 of $303,209, E. Pearce, Hon. Sir Shou-son Chow, Kt., and Mr A. H. Comp-

to

Two Extra Tramcars

i

repre-

ood Road con-

overendering to hundreds of thousands

of the Colony's population"

Returning to the necuunts, you will note an unusually high donations As foreshadowed in the Chairman's ed to the South China Morning Post Agure; this Includes $25,000 subscrib- speech last year, two additional tram-

War Fund. The addition in the head Others present were Mr L. C. V put the commission du "House & Other Property"

1940 bringing the total to 100. In SHANGHAI, Feb. 25 (UP). Mr. F. Bellamy (General Manager), this connection I have been asked sets purchase of an engineering staff

residente. at Broadwood German air activity over Brian 14 Shih-chun, the Nanking Minister Mr W. F. Simmons (Secretary to comment on an interview given to during daylight to-day has been very of Police and concurrently Director

Saunders (head of the Traille Branch Street depot. The remaining detail alight, the only bomb reported being of Special Service headquarters, made and Assistant Manager), and Press lust November by inspector veniently located to our main Russell s. I think, perfectly clear without newspapers and Messrs T. N. Chau, H, S. Hills. of the Police) regarding the prevail. at a place in north Scotland.

the Colony's special comment. Announcing this, the Air Ministry foreign correspondents last night de B. Wong Tape, D. V. Steavenson, ing overcrowding of

Deducting the War Taxation assess. states that the bombs caused neither claring that he is determined to halt, F. W. Stapleton, James Seto, H. trams and buses.

of $13 According to the "South China

$130.203.60 in respeel terrorisin in Shanghal, "for the good

Post" nt November 8 Corporation Profits & Property Taxes of the international communities in Gitting, M. H. Lo, Douglas Hung, Morning

Choa Seng-choo, H. W. Lee and last Mir Saunders said (inter alla) and including the sum of $128,202.25 Shanghal."

"owing to the wor in Europe carried in froin last year, the amount the local John Fleming (Shareholders),

companies are available is $1,234,739.08 of which

has been allocated finding diflculty In obtaining de-100,000

General Reserve Account. Hvery of

their

ΟΙ orders, some which were placed over a year ago), and as for the trams, our service is the most frequent in the world, and you cannot very well put any mure of them on the mails." Asked to explain this Mr Saunders said that a the bottom of Garden Road showed recent check mude on the tramway at

damage nor casualties.

Wing To Wing Fight Of Poles

In his speech the Hon. Mr Paterson said:

He declared that "terrorism has no place in Shanghai in our efforts to revive business, trade and prosperity King George's Inspection for the good of all." LONDON, Feb. 24 (Reuter), -King

Gentlemen,-With your permission Referring to the recent bombing: George. spection of I.A.P. aerodromes recent-of the Nanking sponsored Central I will, as usual, take the Report of

he Reserve Bank of China, sak. the Directors and the Statement of ly visited several Polish squadrons Shanghai we still find many Accounts for the year 1840 as read.

His Majesty subsc

subsequently expressed

For the third successive year we his appreciation of the smartness and banks, the property of which belongs enthusiasm of the Polish airmen. to the Chungking regime. We have

while

making a

n lour

of in-

the

Bus

il

ment

Interim Dividend

of

io

An Interim Dividend of 50 cents per share was paid in August fast and the Board now recommends a Finil distribution of $1 per share making 1940, amounting to $975,000. This is a total dividend of $1.50 for the year

The Polish Commander-in-Chief, in never tried le molest or destroy them.ore able to say that new high records thut trams passed that point at the he same as paid for 1930 and leaves reply, st

assured Majesty that the We have always treated such property have been est, listeners ont rate of 170 per hour in both direr-

it a privilege to be serving at the same time their own country and Britain in a common noble cause,

Polish airmen are proud to fight wing, as the property of the Chinese no-traffic receipts, passengers and cartons which meant 89 per hour in one

miles,

direction or onc tram every to wing with the R.A.F. and consider tlon and people."

Passengers at 74,208,000 are up by

minute. 34 milion or 4.64% and truffle re-

A Fresh Check ceipts are up by $133,000 or 514 56.

The profit for the year, before allowing for the new Corporation "Where in the world do you get Profito and Property Tax, is $1,242,680 [such a service?" he is alleged to have or less by $183,597 than the previous said, adding that he did not see how

profit but is more than the Tramway

WOMAN WITH TREES

FINED $80 WITH GAOL

AS ALTERNATIVE

Shroff Wanted On Charge Of Conversion

Szeta Toi, alius Szoto Sing-ken,

.

in other words we are, handing over to Government in respcet of new Taxation and Royalty on last year's

way

the Increased balance of $159,739.00

to be carried forward.

how propose the Resolution: "That the Report of the Directors and Statement of Accounts for the 19-10, as year ended December 31, presented, be adopted and that a Anal Dividend of One Dollar per share, hereby declared, be paid for the year 1940,"

In the

In

He said:

being

Directors,

Chung Patt, Marled woman, former shroff of Messrs Dociwell und necounted for by the new rate of more cars on the rails. Consequently, in seconding, the adoption of le on a 25% Royalty effective throughout the during the China New Year festivities ment of Accounts, Mr Chau took the was lined $80 or in default two;Company, who was wanted months hard labour by Mr A. N. charge of fraudulent conversion of year as against a rate of 5% until last month a fresh check was made opportunity of suitgesting an increase

the Directors* On February 20, with 103 cars authorised.

tees Macfadyen at Central Magistracy $6.50.56 of the firm's money to his September of the previous year. For at the bottom of Garden Road, this morning for unlawful possession own use and benefit on January 11, 1940 this liability amounted to $374,-

Directors' Fees of 10 wild trees, valued at $80, at and for whose arrest a reward of 468 against $147 402 for 1930-an in- operating (30 of them on the short distance run Western Market-Cause- ercase of $227,056. No. 3G Government Plantation, Bear $1,000 was offered, was apprehended

way Bay) 218 cars passed per hour Peilinger Gap, un February 24. Sub-Iv a party of Police led by Det.-

periods or

I rise to second the adoption of the| Inspector W. Clark salt defendant, Sergeant Cochrane, at an address in

during the heavy traffic 109 curs in each direction, or a head-Report and Accounts and in doing so was also in possession of a chopper. Wanchai this morning.

between

33 cars of seconds:

must congratulate the Thanks largely to the Hongkong the general manager and the staff on Efecte Company having provided an the exceedingly good results What additional traction sub-station, no the Chairman bas told us concerning trouble (electrical or otherwise) was the Hongkong Government's very experienced but it is obvicus that substantial share in the fortunes of the clairns of the workshop and the Company is of particular interest. paintshop and routine overhauls.pre- Alt

the re- Although

shareholders

The

extent vent a service of this great frequicney der

dertving benefit to

working the being maintained normally without $975,000 from the year's increasing the total of

of available Government is benefiting by no less vehletes, it is, therefore, the inten- a sun than $510,000-due chiefly to tion of your Directors to acquire a the new high rate of royalty we now number of additional tramears if the have to pay. przent congested condllions con-

taxation tlove and when our pliers are in a

a position to execute liability has been met without redue- our orders. Meanwhile we are still tion of dividend is

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Found Dead in Plane

OTTAWA, Feb. 24 (Reuter). The aeroplane carrying the discoverer of insulin, Sir Frederick Banting, which has been missing since Friday, has been located.

The Canadian Munitions Minister, Mr C. D. Howe, runde this announcement in the House of Commons to-day.

There are indications that

Company's someone is alive in the plane AMERY REPORT

We now have 38 tramers fitted position clearly shown by the ac- which is in a small bay.

Our

ped with akls was on its way to in- vestigate.

A message was written in the snow near the grounded aircraft.

deserve the Mr Howe said that a plane equip- with air brakes. We have placed counts now before us, orders for n further 40 equipments appreciation of all members of

Company. but delivery is exceedingly low.

I have made enquiries and And Track Work Postponed

that fees paid as Directors' remunera- Regarding the track, you were toldtion have remained unchanged since last year that Causeway Road was the tinic of incorporation in suite to he raised and widened and what it the Company's progressive develop

would be necessary for us to con- struct a new double frnck between Chustway Bay and the western end of King's Road. This work lins been postponed probably for the duration

of the war.

ment indiented by the increase of passengers carried from 18.000,000 in in 1910. he year 1922 to 74,000,000 in

that the man seen on the Newfound-

ON INDIA

Canadian officials in Montreal said Arming at Speed land Coast is believed to be Captain

LONDON, Feb. 24 (Reuter)-After Mackey, commander of the aeroplane, tribute to the gallantry of Indian troops In Libya, Eritren and The Canadian Defence

for Indu, dealing with India's wor In view of the magnitude and success Banting and two others were killed effort, said that India was now ene es quarters announces that Sir Frederick Abyssinin, Mr. L. S. Amery, Secretary of the Company's business as revented

or the greatest industrial countries in the world as well as one of the

Head-

We have experienced considerable by the Chairman's speech I am of opinion that the time has arrived to trouble during the year in con- prenssitter this, and I am confident. EVACUATION sequence of the shortage of one cent of the support of all present when I coins. Our fares of cents first class

I have much pleasure in seconding he adoption of the Report and Ac-

counts.

greatest producers of foodstuffs and

raw materials.

rifles, machine-guna, deld artillery She was already making her own and ammunition, and 90 per cent, of

forces,

and 3 cents third class (on all except eat that an increase in Directors Britons Leaving North And

fees be authorised. |Shaulciwan cars) whilst being ex-

South China ceedingly low are, at the same time

CHUNGKING, Feb. 24 (Centraal miscellaneous equipment for her very cumbrous and necessitato an

The Indian Army, he said, is being News).-More than 500 Britons will enormous amount of change, 1 am Mr Hills then said that he entirely be evacuated from Pelping and Tien-rapidly expanded to a force of 500,-

Jack to y, however, that although there appears

to be a continued agreed with what Mr Chau had said isin and more than 100 from Canton 000 men, armed, trained, equipped shortage of one cent coins, the post- and seconded the suggestion of in-and Swalow, according to a Shanghal and mechanised on a modern scale,

dispatch quoting British sources.

exclusive of troops already serving tion has improved since the China creasing the Directors' fees.

Will Be Considered

The British evacuees from Canton abroad. New Year holidays,

Replying, the Chairman, on behalf and Swatow will first proceed to of the Directors, thanked Mr Chau Hongkong and those from Peiping, The Tientsin and other parts of North and for his "very kind remarks,"

proposal Central China to Shanghal before Chairman added that the

to

On the subject of fares I told you from this Chale two years ago that our fares were amongst the lowest of Any road passenger transport system in the world. The fare for theegarding the Directors fees would they sail for England.

taken up.

longest possible 3rd cinas trameofThe report of the Directors and the GIANT BOMBER

ΟΙ

in Hongkong, at the present exchange, works out at 0.11 pence ner mlle, or miles, for a penny, Further, no charge is made for lug- "are although our bye-laws provide that nothing over a cuble foot in asurement will be allowed as per- sonal

luggage. Our conductors are taught to be tolerant and to allow any thing on the platform free of charge so, long as it is not offensive

unwieldy. lon

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Fares Amongat Lowest

To quote Mr D. G. M. Bernard who

statement of accounts were carried unanimously,

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Losses And Thefts

&

Er N. C. McLeod of No. 402 The New York, Feb. 24. Peak, has reported the theft of a cir- Mr Wong Tape proposed thai Mr

A giant Consolidated bomber, the cular mirror in Davies be elected a Director of

case from his the Company and that the retiring Grst of 20 which Britain has order ofllee, yesterday afternoon.

Hlev. Father Malone of the Mary- Directors, the Ilan, Mr Paterson and from that company, was deliver-

kncil Mission, Stanley, has reported the lion. Mr M. K-Lo be re-elected ed to Canadian officials after

verel night from Now York the loss of 700 bricka from the as Directors, and this was reconded

United Preg).

Mission compound. The loss was by Mir Stevenson.

discovered yesterday:

The proposal was carried unant- mously.

Mr Steavenson proposed that Mezars Lowe, Bingham & Matthews

BANK MEETING · Shareholders arc reminded that

resided at the annual meeting of be appointed Auditors of the Come the annual meeting of the longong No Parade To-day.

this Company on February 27, 1020, "We do not do all this and at our low fares from philanthropic mo- tives, but as part of the social and civic service which your Company is

pany at a fee of $2,500 to hold office and Shanghal. Danking Corporation until the date of the next ordinary whes place to-morrow, Wednesday, at yearly general meeting, and this noon at the Head Office of the Cor was seconded by Mr II. Gltins, and poration, No. 1 Queen's Road Cen-

tral, Hongkong. carried unanimously.

-Owing to the Bank Hollday there will be no parade of the Training Company at the Murray Barracks this avening.